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The toy cars held by children attending the inauguration
ceremonies for the startup of Antwerp’s new cogeneration
plant are symbolic of the emissions reduction the plant will
bring: the equivalent of removing 90,000 cars off the roads.
Construction required highprecision
lifting operations from
crane operators to get all the
equipment in position for assembly.
With much of the work
being performed in
tight conditions high
above the ground,
developing plans for
working safely was paramount.
“We made sure that safety
considerations were part of every
step of the planning and construction
process,” says Gilbert
Asselman, refinery manager.
At its peak, construction of
the facility employed some 400
people. Commissioning activities
began in December 2008, with
startup and testing successfully
completed in January 2009.
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Inauguration day
The Antwerp refinery hosted an
inauguration ceremony for the
new cogeneration unit in March.
It drew more than 200 representatives
from government,
business, the community and
ExxonMobil as well as numerous
members of the news media.
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Photo by Stefan Dewickere
Flemish Prime Minister Kris
Peeters recognized the company
for its additional investment
in cogeneration. He also
emphasized the importance of
energy efficiency in reducing
emissions and elaborated on the
government’s policy to promote
cogeneration.
Hilde Crevits, the Flemish minister
of energy and the environment,
and Cathy Berx, governor
of the province of Antwerp, also
attended the event.
Senior ExxonMobil executives
included Olivia Owen, corporate
vice president for safety, security,
health and environment;
Darren Woods, refining director
for Europe/Africa/Middle East;
and Joost van Roost, the company’s
lead country manager for
Belgium, the Netherlands and
Luxembourg.
The inauguration was a
memorable launch to an extraordinary
project that promises to
meet the needs of the Antwerp
Refinery and the Belgian people
while also helping the environment.
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More than
100 installations
worldwide
ExxonMobil self-generates
more than half of it’s
total electricity demand.
More than 50 percent of
the corporation’s global
cogeneration capacity is
in the United States, and
all seven of the company’s
U.S. refineries have
cogeneration facilities.
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